Opinion
Do away with constituencies
Friday 16 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, “A politician is essentially a policy maker”'.
Pension promise just more election 'flimflam'
Friday 16 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The commitment made by (still) Minister Mark Brown on pensions is the usual “wishy-washy” statement we are used to.
Advice for local Telecom investors
Friday 16 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, For those wanting to become shareholders in Telecom, here is some maths that would help shed some light (marama) on a $1000 investment.
Pure water – yeah right!
Friday 16 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, If Raro’s mountain water is so pure and clean as your letter writer yesterday suggested, then why are there filter stations all around the island – and lots of people filling up those big blue bottles?
What is CIFA's true state of health?
Thursday 15 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to my letter published in CINews on May 8, 2014 titled ‘Good governance in grassroots sport’ and the CIFA response published the next day.
Kata: Bike registrations
Thursday 15 May 2014 | Published in Kata
Selling Telecom not good business sense
Thursday 15 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Minister Mark Brown’s explanation on television the other night as to why Government won’t exercise their option to purchase the NZ Telecom Shares of Telecom Cook Islands doesn’t really add up.
Why the delay in deporting Franklin?
Thursday 15 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Can the Immigration Office answer a few simple questions?
Franklin has done his time
Thursday 15 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In your paper 13 May 2014, an article was there about Mark Franklin, who someone pointed out should be deported back to NZ and Immigration is looking into it.
Give Mark Franklin a break!
Thursday 15 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am dismayed at the thought being suggested that Mark Franklin may be deported.
'Pure' water please
Thursday 15 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We knew the Japanese were putting out the bull when they said they would stop whaling and we knew our government were shovelling the same bull when they said they were not going to turn our drinking water into swimming pool water by injecting chlorine.
Kata: Excess baggage
Wednesday 14 May 2014 | Published in Kata
Glassie: Pacific peoples want to reduce abortions
Wednesday 14 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to your article ‘Are Cook Islands parliamentarians promoting free right to abortions?’ on May 12, 2014.
Henry Puna for CIP leadership
Wednesday 14 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write in support of the Cook Islands Party leadership challenge and their conference before the General Elections.
Dance champ should have competed
Wednesday 14 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It was sad to read how the Ministry of Culture refused the 2013 male dance champion the opportunity to compete in this year’s competition to defend his title.
Dancer of the Year: Where were the sponsors?
Wednesday 14 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I noticed on Friday night at the Dancer of the Year that there were a lot of people with VIP tickets – good on them.
Kata: Nationalising the private sector
Tuesday 13 May 2014 | Published in Kata
Gender imbalance due to snap election
Tuesday 13 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The CIP may like to think otherwise but the decision to call for a snap election has effectively closed off the opportunity for more women and high calibre individuals to put up their hands and enter the political arena at the national level.
Bus is for the outer islands
Tuesday 13 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I must admit that it does look odd that CIIC would be calling for expressions of interest in relation to the purchase of a school bus!
MFEM has wrong priorities
Tuesday 13 May 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Richard Neves in his latest Pooh-Bah response to our elders says, “We need to be consistent in our approach to obeying the law when it comes to collecting revenue on behalf the Crown and managing the affairs of the nation”.
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